Medicines and the pregnancy PART{1}...By MK.Telis

If you are pregnant women especially for the first time, you may feel unsure if you can take your regular over-the-counter medication and you may ask yourself  if this medicine is safe or not  & if there are any unknown effects on your baby.

Always make sure to tell your doctor about any medicines or supplements you take while you are pregnant, and let him to weigh the risks and the benefits to decide what's safe.

-    FDA PREGNANCY CATEGORIES

1. Category A:-No fetal risk shown in controlled studies of pregnancy women
2. Category B:-No human data available and animal studies show any fetal risk. Or, animal studies show a risk but human studies do not show fetal risk.
3.  Category C:-No controlled studies in women or animals about fetal risk or fetal risk shown in animal studies but no human data available.
4.   Category D:-Studies show human fetal risk (the drug can be used in a life threatening situation or for serious disease when safer drug cannot be used or ineffective.
5.   Category X:-Risk to fetus clearly out weights any benefits from these drugs. This drug is contraindicated..  
   

   
   

   
   

   Medications Contraindicated in Pregnancy

     (TERATOGENICS):-

    

    

   
   
   · Alcohol
   ·Androgens
   ·Anticoagulants
   ·Antineoplastics
   ·Cocaine
   ·Diethyestibestrol
   ·Etretinate
   ·Iodides
   ·Isotretinoin
   ·Lithium
   ·Live vaccine
   ·Metronidazole
   ·Penicillamine
   ·Tetracyclines
   ·Warfarin

References&sources:

Drugs in pregnancy & lactation 7^th edition (Gerald-Roger-Summer).

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